Brocade Evening Coat with Fox Fur Accents and Lined with Velvet, 1924

Elaborate fushia, royal blue and gold oriental brocade evening coat lined in royal blue velvet. The trim on the sleeves consists of two layers of black fox. This garment was owned by Matilda Dodge Wilson (October 19, 1883 – September 19, 1967),who was the wife of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), co-founder of the Dodge Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.